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Highest employment to lowest employment occupations

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA

This list of OES occupational earnings and employment estimates for the Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, North Carolina, area is ordered by occupational employment. The occupation title is a link to the section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook that includes the occupation. (In some cases two or more OES occupations are included together in one OOH article.)

Occupations ranked by employment

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, North Carolina

National, all industries, November 2004

EmploymentOccupationMedian annual wageMean annual wage
638,660All Occupations
(area) (ind)
$27,290$34,170
108,600Office and administrative support occupations
(area) (ind)
$26,690$28,340
88,030Production occupations
(area) (ind)
$25,530$27,770
63,400Sales and related occupations
(area) (ind)
$22,210$32,290
56,420Transportation and material moving occupations
(area) (ind)
$23,900$26,310
52,050Food preparation and serving related occupations
(area) (ind)
$14,760$16,560
36,520Education, training, and library occupations
(area) (ind)
$31,960$34,470
31,980Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,690$58,880
30,970Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,770$35,970
30,940Management occupations
(area) (ind)
$72,330$84,170
24,490Construction and extraction occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,420$31,230
20,520Business and financial operations occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,250$49,570
19,970Retail salespersons
(area) (ind)
$18,240$22,170
19,330Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,810$20,250
18,150Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$21,290$22,360
15,870Healthcare support occupations
(area) (ind)
$20,840$21,960
14,740Cashiers
(area) (ind)
$15,360$15,520
14,080Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
(area) (ind)
$14,170$14,590
13,610Customer service representatives
(area) (ind)
$26,670$27,790
12,580Team assemblers
(area) (ind)
$24,530$26,240
12,000Waiters and waitresses
(area) (ind)
$13,100$13,800
11,480Personal care and service occupations
(area) (ind)
$18,020$19,950
11,410Registered nurses
(area) (ind)
$48,980$49,670
11,370Office clerks, general
(area) (ind)
$22,710$23,640
10,790Computer and mathematical occupations
(area) (ind)
$58,250$61,450
10,150Protective service occupations
(area) (ind)
$29,440$31,420
9,570General and operations managers
(area) (ind)
$77,740$93,930
9,310Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer
(area) (ind)
$33,490$34,520
9,030Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$17,340$18,570
8,330Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,220$29,580
8,290Architecture and engineering occupations
(area) (ind)
$53,210$56,540
8,000Maintenance and repair workers, general
(area) (ind)
$31,100$32,340
8,000Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,520$33,620
7,810Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$43,710$52,890
7,530Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
(area) (ind)
$25,700$26,390
6,970Stock clerks and order fillers
(area) (ind)
$20,670$21,290
6,900Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,130$20,180
6,700First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers
(area) (ind)
$40,030$42,290
6,330Packers and packagers, hand
(area) (ind)
$18,220$19,010
6,230First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$29,020$37,660
6,180Helpers--production workers
(area) (ind)
$20,880$24,350
5,950First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
(area) (ind)
$42,040$44,320
5,940Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
(area) (ind)
$33,640$37,600
5,720Community and social services occupations
(area) (ind)
$34,190$35,320
5,210Teachers and instructors, all other
(area) (ind)
$19,750$20,870
5,060Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
(area) (ind)
$23,760$24,920
5,020Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
(area) (ind)
$24,760$25,730
4,930Truck drivers, light or delivery services
(area) (ind)
$24,330$27,960
4,860Maids and housekeeping cleaners
(area) (ind)
$16,430$17,530
4,640Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,500$28,860
4,600Elementary school teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$35,170$36,350
4,520First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
(area) (ind)
$28,900$29,870
4,430Teacher assistants
(area) (ind)
$17,230$17,780
4,410Industrial truck and tractor operators
(area) (ind)
$24,620$25,740
4,380Sewing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$19,890$20,950
4,210Receptionists and information clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,970$22,740
4,060Food preparation workers
(area) (ind)
$15,540$16,170
3,840Automotive service technicians and mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,470$37,490
3,560Accountants and auditors
(area) (ind)
$46,890$50,370
3,520Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$19,270$20,190
3,420Life, physical, and social science occupations
(area) (ind)
$45,070$49,780
3,410Cooks, restaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,860$17,760
3,390Home health aides
(area) (ind)
$18,270$18,520
3,260Bill and account collectors
(area) (ind)
$27,190$27,970
3,220Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
(area) (ind)
$26,310$27,260
3,210Security guards
(area) (ind)
$19,020$21,280
3,210Financial managers
(area) (ind)
$74,640$85,280
3,180Legal occupations
(area) (ind)
$46,400$71,060
3,160First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
(area) (ind)
$48,940$51,730
3,110Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$37,550$38,310
3,020Preschool teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$17,020$18,190
2,950Business operations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,390$49,810
2,830Construction laborers
(area) (ind)
$21,430$21,800
2,710Carpenters
(area) (ind)
$31,350$31,150
2,700Machinists
(area) (ind)
$29,240$30,520
2,610Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,450$24,190
2,520Computer systems analysts
(area) (ind)
$63,960$66,480
2,470Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education
(area) (ind)
$36,370$37,260
2,450Sales managers
(area) (ind)
$86,330$97,800
2,430Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
(area) (ind)
$46,460$59,500
2,380Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,780$22,340
2,340Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
(area) (ind)
$34,940$35,260
2,240Printing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$27,260$27,480
2,230Police and sheriff's patrol officers
(area) (ind)
$37,240$38,290
2,190Order clerks
(area) (ind)
$26,260$27,780
2,190First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
(area) (ind)
$64,900$70,070
2,140Computer support specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,980$44,710
2,000Driver/sales workers
(area) (ind)
$25,440$27,870
1,980Medical secretaries
(area) (ind)
$24,460$26,010
1,950Dishwashers
(area) (ind)
$14,590$14,570
1,940Industrial machinery mechanics
(area) (ind)
$34,010$38,350
1,900Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing
(area) (ind)
$23,510$23,810
1,860Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$15,130$15,110
1,850Upholsterers
(area) (ind)
$29,380$29,320
1,820Bus drivers, school
(area) (ind)
$22,390$22,320
1,810Computer and information systems managers
(area) (ind)
$84,230$85,630
1,790Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
(area) (ind)
$30,340$31,390
1,790Amusement and recreation attendants
(area) (ind)
$14,180$14,920
1,780Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$35,190$34,790
1,760Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
(area) (ind)
$31,320$31,550
1,750Computer software engineers, applications
(area) (ind)
$70,370$74,640
1,720Production, planning, and expediting clerks
(area) (ind)
$32,480$36,080
1,700Cooks, fast food
(area) (ind)
$16,320$17,370
1,660Physicians and surgeons, all other
(area) (ind)
>$145K$133,790
1,630Medical assistants
(area) (ind)
$24,510$25,360
1,610Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
(area) (ind)
$15,960$17,630
1,570Computer programmers
(area) (ind)
$57,180$59,920
1,560Postal service mail carriers
(area) (ind)
$44,980$43,370
1,520Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,220$26,550
1,510First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
(area) (ind)
$42,890$45,090
1,500Radiologic technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$48,070$47,850
1,500Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
(area) (ind)
$39,270$40,400
1,450First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
(area) (ind)
$36,440$40,200
1,450Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
(area) (ind)
$44,000$47,270
1,430Machine feeders and offbearers
(area) (ind)
$22,150$23,210
1,400Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$42,480$40,190
1,340Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
(area) (ind)
$23,750$23,570
1,340Switchboard operators, including answering service
(area) (ind)
$22,020$22,680
1,330Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$32,240$32,870
1,320Cooks, institution and cafeteria
(area) (ind)
$17,170$17,790
1,310Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,020$35,860
1,310Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
(area) (ind)
$14,150$14,410
1,300Counter and rental clerks
(area) (ind)
$19,800$22,030
1,280Pharmacy technicians
(area) (ind)
$22,670$23,360
1,280Paralegals and legal assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,010$35,610
1,260Fire fighters
(area) (ind)
$30,770$31,440
1,260Industrial production managers
(area) (ind)
$73,690$78,830
1,250Data entry keyers
(area) (ind)
$23,080$23,890
1,250Bartenders
(area) (ind)
$13,990$16,530
1,230Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists
(area) (ind)
$21,020$24,270
1,190Sheet metal workers
(area) (ind)
$28,520$29,290
1,180Child, family, and school social workers
(area) (ind)
$36,980$36,800
1,170Lawyers
(area) (ind)
$111,480$123,930
1,170Social and human service assistants
(area) (ind)
$25,550$26,100
1,160Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,170$23,960
1,150Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$31,750$32,490
1,140Child care workers
(area) (ind)
$17,270$18,210
1,140Pharmacists
(area) (ind)
$85,420$86,300
1,130Industrial engineers
(area) (ind)
$62,680$64,570
1,120Loan interviewers and clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,660$29,690
1,120Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
(area) (ind)
$16,240$16,170
1,120Medical transcriptionists
(area) (ind)
$27,560$28,700
1,100Dental hygienists
(area) (ind)
$62,550$60,340
1,080Assemblers and fabricators, all other
(area) (ind)
$33,280$33,080
1,080Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
(area) (ind)
$22,640$23,530
1,070Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$24,890$25,400
1,070Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$29,560$30,510
1,060Marketing managers
(area) (ind)
$88,120$96,050
1,050Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,720$30,020
1,040Medical and health services managers
(area) (ind)
$64,880$69,570
1,020Managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$73,970$79,990
1,010Construction managers
(area) (ind)
$57,930$63,690
1,000Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
(area) (ind)
$19,090$19,070
990Cement masons and concrete finishers
(area) (ind)
$25,750$26,020
980Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors
(area) (ind)
$22,620$25,180
960Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,330$30,550
960Payroll and timekeeping clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,080$30,760
960First-line supervisors/managers of housekeeping and janitorial workers
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
960Electrical and electronic engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$44,540$43,670
940Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping
(area) (ind)
$21,040$21,880
940Insurance sales agents
(area) (ind)
$43,080$62,110
940Network and computer systems administrators
(area) (ind)
$55,130$56,650
930Healthcare support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,900$23,330
930Education administrators, elementary and secondary school
(area) (ind)
$65,740$68,910
920Medical and clinical laboratory technologists
(area) (ind)
$44,490$45,450
920Management analysts
(area) (ind)
$60,630$69,330
910Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
(area) (ind)
$24,380$24,200
910Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$25,490$25,370
900Tellers
(area) (ind)
$22,120$23,020
900Parts salespersons
(area) (ind)
$26,020$27,000
900Education administrators, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$61,880$71,200
870Interviewers, except eligibility and loan
(area) (ind)
$21,850$22,350
870Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
(area) (ind)
$37,810$38,050
870Cost estimators
(area) (ind)
$43,030$46,960
860Food servers, nonrestaurant
(area) (ind)
$16,460$16,640
860Training and development specialists
(area) (ind)
$42,320$43,490
850Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
(area) (ind)
$27,500$28,200
840Telemarketers
(area) (ind)
$24,300$24,310
830Administrative services managers
(area) (ind)
$59,690$63,740
820Office and administrative support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,410$25,570
810Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$37,960$39,620
810Educational, vocational, and school counselors
(area) (ind)
$38,390$39,330
810Food service managers
(area) (ind)
$38,030$43,830
800Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
(area) (ind)
$16,650$16,850
790Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
(area) (ind)
$29,650$30,940
780Recreation workers
(area) (ind)
$19,410$21,620
780Correctional officers and jailers
(area) (ind)
$30,210$32,710
780Vocational education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$40,090$40,240
770Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$28,100$29,640
770Financial analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,310$57,450
760Mechanical engineers
(area) (ind)
$61,520$64,810
750Helpers--electricians
(area) (ind)
$24,690$24,630
750Brickmasons and blockmasons
(area) (ind)
$40,610$38,100
740Eligibility interviewers, government programs
(area) (ind)
$29,840$30,180
730Automotive body and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$36,370$39,570
730Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
(area) (ind)
$50,840$47,100
730File clerks
(area) (ind)
$21,180$21,890
730Engineering managers
(area) (ind)
$88,650$90,670
710Furniture finishers
(area) (ind)
$23,340$23,790
710Electrical engineers
(area) (ind)
$70,060$74,370
700Financial specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$43,070$47,830
700Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists
(area) (ind)
$40,270$41,130
690Insurance underwriters
(area) (ind)
$45,160$50,600
680Tool and die makers
(area) (ind)
$38,440$38,480
680Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
(area) (ind)
$61,270$79,700
680Medical records and health information technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,030$25,650
680Kindergarten teachers, except special education
(area) (ind)
$38,370$38,120
670Painters, construction and maintenance
(area) (ind)
$25,980$26,390
670Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
(area) (ind)
$33,720$33,340
670Librarians
(area) (ind)
$42,410$43,550
660Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,720$32,620
660Market research analysts
(area) (ind)
$49,760$53,760
640Structural metal fabricators and fitters
(area) (ind)
$28,180$28,360
630Telecommunications line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$29,050$29,780
630Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
(area) (ind)
$20,950$21,710
630Electronics engineers, except computer
(area) (ind)
$78,550$79,840
620Sales and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$22,910$29,430
610Real estate sales agents
(area) (ind)
$30,960$41,560
610Instructional coordinators
(area) (ind)
$50,780$51,500
600Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,050$54,330
600Chief executives
(area) (ind)
>$145K$155,880
590Production workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,910$25,830
590Civil engineers
(area) (ind)
$50,510$53,480
580Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
(area) (ind)
$34,400$34,100
580Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
(area) (ind)
$17,890$19,850
580Physical therapists
(area) (ind)
$65,070$65,990
570Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,280$27,090
570Surgeons
(area) (ind)
>$145K$191,640
560Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$25,680$26,360
560Maintenance workers, machinery
(area) (ind)
$32,730$35,400
560All other information and record clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,670$32,730
550Electrical power-line installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$46,160$44,920
550Computer operators
(area) (ind)
$31,030$31,960
540Public relations specialists
(area) (ind)
$35,360$38,190
540Network systems and data communications analysts
(area) (ind)
$55,050$57,360
530Merchandise displayers and window trimmers
(area) (ind)
$29,370$29,900
530Computer software engineers, systems software
(area) (ind)
$73,600$76,050
520First-line supervisors/managers of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
(area) (ind)
$35,440$38,180
520Postsecondary teachers, all other
(area) (ind)
$44,050$48,280
510Bakers
(area) (ind)
$19,370$19,620
510Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
(area) (ind)
$39,410$44,320
510Advertising sales agents
(area) (ind)
$36,480$43,480
510Veterinary technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,840$27,000
510Self-enrichment education teachers
(area) (ind)
$36,010$35,460
510Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors
(area) (ind)
$35,990$36,500
510Special education teachers, secondary school
(area) (ind)
$34,450$36,000
510Personal financial advisors
(area) (ind)
$50,650$52,390
490Grinding and polishing workers, hand
(area) (ind)
$22,100$22,590
490Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$21,800$21,830
490Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
(area) (ind)
$15,850$16,160
490Physician assistants
(area) (ind)
$68,620$67,490
490Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
(area) (ind)
$35,700$41,030
490Purchasing managers
(area) (ind)
$66,760$70,070
480Architectural and civil drafters
(area) (ind)
$37,460$38,550
470Motor vehicle operators, all other
(area) (ind)
$24,640$25,130
470Butchers and meat cutters
(area) (ind)
$24,790$24,340
470Chemists
(area) (ind)
$54,160$57,310
460Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers
(area) (ind)
$25,120$25,420
460Hazardous materials removal workers
(area) (ind)
$21,490$23,090
460Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers
(area) (ind)
$28,210$29,150
460Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
(area) (ind)
$13,360$13,480
460Family and general practitioners
(area) (ind)
>$145K$162,850
450Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
(area) (ind)
$23,760$23,900
450Library assistants, clerical
(area) (ind)
$19,060$19,810
450Special education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$36,400$36,600
450Mental health and substance abuse social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,120$39,560
440Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$32,200$31,660
440Database administrators
(area) (ind)
$59,080$62,010
430Fabric and apparel patternmakers
(area) (ind)
$28,620$27,850
430Roofers
(area) (ind)
$24,830$25,540
430First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives
(area) (ind)
$54,610$55,990
430Civil engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$36,600$37,610
420Drywall and ceiling tile installers
(area) (ind)
$32,160$31,810
420Photographers
(area) (ind)
$29,360$30,130
420Coaches and scouts
(area) (ind)
$31,960$39,130
420Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$45,070$49,980
420Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
(area) (ind)
$46,060$49,500
420Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program
(area) (ind)
$38,080$42,240
410Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
(area) (ind)
$19,490$19,950
410Respiratory therapists
(area) (ind)
$44,160$44,530
410Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
(area) (ind)
$32,320$32,850
410Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
(area) (ind)
$62,670$67,320
400Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$29,570$30,050
400Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
(area) (ind)
$38,520$39,180
400First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
(area) (ind)
$30,760$31,450
380Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,120$24,470
380Business teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$67,800$82,270
380Social and community service managers
(area) (ind)
$46,500$52,120
370Chemical technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,360$37,120
360Bus drivers, transit and intercity
(area) (ind)
$20,940$20,800
360Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,840$28,870
350Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,710$29,040
350Diagnostic medical sonographers
(area) (ind)
$56,480$56,860
350Legal support workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$46,410$46,610
350Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation
(area) (ind)
$43,330$47,180
340First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers
(area) (ind)
$51,360$51,550
340Speech-language pathologists
(area) (ind)
$47,580$48,380
340Medical and public health social workers
(area) (ind)
$39,840$40,370
340Compensation and benefits managers
(area) (ind)
$60,130$67,570
330Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$32,590$33,190
330Postal service clerks
(area) (ind)
$48,610$47,310
330Medical equipment preparers
(area) (ind)
$22,210$24,920
330English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,420$54,350
320Refuse and recyclable material collectors
(area) (ind)
$21,500$21,780
320Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$25,560$26,110
320Pest control workers
(area) (ind)
$25,370$26,300
320Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$16,330$16,370
310Chefs and head cooks
(area) (ind)
$26,920$29,960
310Rehabilitation counselors
(area) (ind)
$29,350$32,250
310Property, real estate, and community association managers
(area) (ind)
$46,770$55,600
300Couriers and messengers
(area) (ind)
$22,740$23,360
300Occupational therapists
(area) (ind)
$61,200$59,930
300Education, training, and library workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,710$39,780
300Education teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$52,550$56,510
300Industrial engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$42,490$48,530
290Detectives and criminal investigators
(area) (ind)
$37,000$43,310
290First-line supervisors/managers, protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$32,560$36,210
290Editors
(area) (ind)
$43,040$45,520
290Floral designers
(area) (ind)
$22,650$23,900
290Surveying and mapping technicians
(area) (ind)
$24,800$27,590
280Painting, coating, and decorating workers
(area) (ind)
$21,920$21,520
280Sales engineers
(area) (ind)
$64,160$64,120
280Library technicians
(area) (ind)
$28,130$29,380
280Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
(area) (ind)
$34,950$35,990
280Human resources managers, all other
(area) (ind)
$75,580$84,040
270Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators
(area) (ind)
$34,070$36,220
270Service station attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,000$21,070
270Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$29,090$30,160
270Construction and building inspectors
(area) (ind)
$42,730$44,250
270Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
(area) (ind)
$16,720$16,770
270Protective service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$27,150$29,180
270Health technologists and technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$26,930$31,740
270Opticians, dispensing
(area) (ind)
$34,950$34,100
270Internists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$177,510
270Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
(area) (ind)
$43,200$50,850
260Nonfarm animal caretakers
(area) (ind)
$20,410$20,750
260Mental health counselors
(area) (ind)
$40,780$42,780
260Mechanical drafters
(area) (ind)
$46,570$48,710
260Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents
(area) (ind)
$44,430$50,730
260Public relations managers
(area) (ind)
$62,830$71,880
250Parking lot attendants
(area) (ind)
$18,520$17,790
250Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$22,950$22,500
250Slaughterers and meat packers
(area) (ind)
$15,990$15,880
250Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
(area) (ind)
$30,520$30,680
250Funeral attendants
(area) (ind)
$20,850$20,970
250Veterinarians
(area) (ind)
$56,300$63,960
250Architects, except landscape and naval
(area) (ind)
$62,210$70,650
240Bindery workers
(area) (ind)
$20,990$21,870
240Word processors and typists
(area) (ind)
$24,900$26,690
240Writers and authors
(area) (ind)
$33,340$34,440
240Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,800$52,640
230Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers
(area) (ind)
$51,840$53,890
230Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,060$56,120
230Computer science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$49,110$55,890
220Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$36,070$35,380
220Court, municipal, and license clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,700$31,470
220Demonstrators and product promoters
(area) (ind)
$21,210$24,350
220Surveyors
(area) (ind)
$34,680$36,180
210Photographic processing machine operators
(area) (ind)
$20,280$20,340
210Physical therapist assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,010$35,070
210Dietitians and nutritionists
(area) (ind)
$41,610$42,020
210Reporters and correspondents
(area) (ind)
$33,680$35,180
210Radio and television announcers
(area) (ind)
$23,960$31,620
210Interior designers
(area) (ind)
$40,060$41,760
210Environmental scientists and specialists, including health
(area) (ind)
$42,920$44,590
210Engineers, all other
(area) (ind)
$65,080$65,830
210Advertising and promotions managers
(area) (ind)
$78,260$91,300
200Dental laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$34,830$42,290
200Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
(area) (ind)
$27,270$26,440
200Procurement clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,720$30,020
200Commercial and industrial designers
(area) (ind)
$50,490$53,140
200Community and social service specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,270$38,380
200Tax preparers
(area) (ind)
$39,260$38,730
190Photographic process workers
(area) (ind)
$13,580$17,000
190Psychiatric technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,230$23,390
190Biological science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,060$61,800
190Credit analysts
(area) (ind)
$47,550$52,460
190Appraisers and assessors of real estate
(area) (ind)
$38,490$44,400
180Chemical equipment operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$35,280$34,980
180Art directors
(area) (ind)
$50,630$60,640
180Meeting and convention planners
(area) (ind)
$33,540$36,400
170Painters, transportation equipment
(area) (ind)
$35,450$36,150
170Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,760$27,370
170Food batchmakers
(area) (ind)
$24,670$24,110
170Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,220$30,920
170Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,420$42,200
170Audio and video equipment technicians
(area) (ind)
$29,630$30,310
170Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,310$59,260
170Psychology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,860$63,050
170Health educators
(area) (ind)
$35,700$37,900
160Brokerage clerks
(area) (ind)
$28,520$29,180
160Vocational education teachers, middle school
(area) (ind)
$39,320$39,060
160Communications teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,990$54,420
160Lodging managers
(area) (ind)
$37,680$42,050
150Crane and tower operators
(area) (ind)
$36,940$37,210
150Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$28,720$28,450
150Office machine operators, except computer
(area) (ind)
$19,280$21,320
150Baggage porters and bellhops
(area) (ind)
$14,240$20,700
150Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
(area) (ind)
$49,100$46,070
150Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other
(area) (ind)
$34,700$38,990
150Mechanical engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$51,780$53,960
150Electrical and electronics drafters
(area) (ind)
$51,380$52,550
140Job printers
(area) (ind)
$33,750$34,760
140History teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$51,770$58,110
140Operations research analysts
(area) (ind)
$48,790$56,330
130Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers
(area) (ind)
$14,310$15,560
130Highway maintenance workers
(area) (ind)
$24,220$26,320
130Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
(area) (ind)
$25,060$24,800
130Technical writers
(area) (ind)
$59,180$60,130
130Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,100$59,340
130Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,470$63,160
130Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors
(area) (ind)
$61,630$65,130
130Funeral directors
(area) (ind)
$51,360$54,970
120Conveyor operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$27,440$29,840
120Stationary engineers and boiler operators
(area) (ind)
$27,250$32,530
120Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
(area) (ind)
$34,380$37,460
120Tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$28,460$29,120
120Travel agents
(area) (ind)
$29,710$29,660
120Physical therapist aides
(area) (ind)
$23,480$24,540
120Optometrists
(area) (ind)
$137,840$131,940
120Law teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$50,950$84,770
110Carpet installers
(area) (ind)
$26,250$28,020
110Meter readers, utilities
(area) (ind)
$27,980$28,820
110Residential advisors
(area) (ind)
$24,410$23,520
110Broadcast technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,660$27,980
110Urban and regional planners
(area) (ind)
$45,530$48,410
110Financial examiners
(area) (ind)
$48,710$57,670
110Training and development managers
(area) (ind)
$65,960$79,670
100Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$26,110$25,990
100Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners
(area) (ind)
$31,750$31,190
100Pourers and casters, metal
(area) (ind)
$21,660$22,160
100Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other
(area) (ind)
$35,160$37,210
100Crossing guards
(area) (ind)
$17,380$18,280
100Interpreters and translators
(area) (ind)
$28,630$30,770
100Producers and directors
(area) (ind)
$37,580$45,960
100Multi-media artists and animators
(area) (ind)
$35,720$35,890
100Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$55,230$60,970
100Materials engineers
(area) (ind)
$68,420$69,130
100Budget analysts
(area) (ind)
$52,910$52,880
100Natural sciences managers
(area) (ind)
$94,150$102,970
90Helpers--roofers
(area) (ind)
$20,840$21,920
90Cargo and freight agents
(area) (ind)
$35,910$35,750
90Correspondence clerks
(area) (ind)
$29,630$30,890
90Occupational health and safety specialists
(area) (ind)
$52,220$54,170
90Sociology teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,630$57,050
90Environmental engineers
(area) (ind)
$55,330$57,670
90Chemical engineers
(area) (ind)
$66,600$69,960
90Computer specialists, all other
(area) (ind)
$60,780$62,870
90Logisticians
(area) (ind)
$52,080$55,320
80Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$26,240$26,290
80First-line supervisors/managers of correctional officers
(area) (ind)
$44,800$46,460
80Recreational therapists
(area) (ind)
$31,210$31,170
80Obstetricians and gynecologists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$197,590
70Locksmiths and safe repairers
(area) (ind)
$31,540$31,580
70Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,040$33,690
70Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles
(area) (ind)
$25,400$28,160
70Pediatricians, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$179,590
70Political science teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$53,470$61,700
70Economics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$74,100$78,560
70Physics teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$56,720$67,660
70Clergy
(area) (ind)
$37,120$40,470
60Transportation workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$23,470$23,430
60Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$22,610$24,920
60Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$23,700$27,850
60Electromechanical equipment assemblers
(area) (ind)
$28,430$29,830
60Motorcycle mechanics
(area) (ind)
$28,050$31,430
60Earth drillers, except oil and gas
(area) (ind)
$43,040$48,890
60Desktop publishers
(area) (ind)
$27,350$30,720
60Fire inspectors and investigators
(area) (ind)
$36,400$39,560
60Psychiatric aides
(area) (ind)
$19,590$21,160
60Occupational health and safety technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,740$36,640
60Respiratory therapy technicians
(area) (ind)
$35,770$35,940
60Nuclear medicine technologists
(area) (ind)
$54,040$54,460
60Media and communication workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$15,200$21,440
60Museum technicians and conservators
(area) (ind)
$27,970$28,460
60Social work teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$44,450$50,360
60Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
(area) (ind)
$77,060$79,440
60Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,160$40,580
60Environmental engineering technicians
(area) (ind)
$38,260$38,110
60Drafters, all other
(area) (ind)
$37,020$43,340
60Postmasters and mail superintendents
(area) (ind)
$56,270$58,130
50Numerical tool and process control programmers
(area) (ind)
$40,830$41,120
50Plasterers and stucco masons
(area) (ind)
$32,220$31,310
50Massage therapists
(area) (ind)
$26,690$33,690
50Podiatrists
(area) (ind)
>$145K$170,240
50Fashion designers
(area) (ind)
$60,140$64,580
50Curators
(area) (ind)
$35,900$37,920
50Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary
(area) (ind)
$45,470$46,000
50Law clerks
(area) (ind)
$41,150$41,430
50Forensic science technicians
(area) (ind)
$39,930$39,460
50Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
(area) (ind)
$35,460$36,340
50Cartographers and photogrammetrists
(area) (ind)
$39,110$40,190
40Air traffic controllers
(area) (ind)
$85,310$81,180
40Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
(area) (ind)
$17,580$19,480
40Food cooking machine operators and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,050$22,860
40Medical equipment repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,400$34,900
40Motorboat mechanics
(area) (ind)
$37,580$35,380
40Proofreaders and copy markers
(area) (ind)
$28,480$28,510
40Skin care specialists
(area) (ind)
$13,790$23,310
40Embalmers
(area) (ind)
$38,550$37,090
40Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
(area) (ind)
$24,200$25,580
40Animal control workers
(area) (ind)
$27,690$28,330
40Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
(area) (ind)
$32,980$32,870
40Broadcast news analysts
(area) (ind)
n.a.n.a.
40Farm and home management advisors
(area) (ind)
$29,200$33,530
40Audio-visual collections specialists
(area) (ind)
$21,930$25,130
40Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
(area) (ind)
$47,260$45,490
40Agricultural and food science technicians
(area) (ind)
$25,840$26,590
40Statisticians
(area) (ind)
$55,590$58,650
30Model makers, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$43,400$44,640
30Statistical assistants
(area) (ind)
$32,630$34,850
30Film and video editors
(area) (ind)
$40,080$41,170
30Social science research assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,510$35,700
30Conservation scientists
(area) (ind)
$47,230$48,700
n.a.Hoist and winch operators
(area) (ind)
$28,500$32,510
n.a.Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
(area) (ind)
$23,880$24,000
n.a.Etchers and engravers
(area) (ind)
$21,370$23,840
n.a.Ophthalmic laboratory technicians
(area) (ind)
$23,930$23,440
n.a.Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
(area) (ind)
$24,290$25,770
n.a.Cutters and trimmers, hand
(area) (ind)
$24,020$25,440
n.a.Chemical plant and system operators
(area) (ind)
$35,570$35,030
n.a.Woodworkers, all other
(area) (ind)
$31,290$30,630
n.a.Model makers, wood
(area) (ind)
$22,830$25,150
n.a.Sewers, hand
(area) (ind)
$13,230$14,750
n.a.Prepress technicians and workers
(area) (ind)
$31,470$32,870
n.a.Metal workers and plastic workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$36,820$34,370
n.a.Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
(area) (ind)
$30,360$31,020
n.a.Musical instrument repairers and tuners
(area) (ind)
$12,640$14,450
n.a.Millwrights
(area) (ind)
$38,720$39,790
n.a.Home appliance repairers
(area) (ind)
$28,240$28,390
n.a.Tire repairers and changers
(area) (ind)
$22,000$26,470
n.a.Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics
(area) (ind)
$35,350$34,810
n.a.Farm equipment mechanics
(area) (ind)
$26,740$26,150
n.a.Automotive glass installers and repairers
(area) (ind)
$25,330$26,350
n.a.Security and fire alarm systems installers
(area) (ind)
$30,420$29,260
n.a.Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
(area) (ind)
$33,900$33,800
n.a.Helpers, construction trades, all other
(area) (ind)
$17,420$18,490
n.a.Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
(area) (ind)
$22,260$22,770
n.a.Pipelayers
(area) (ind)
$24,760$25,590
n.a.Electricians
(area) (ind)
$31,730$33,520
n.a.Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
(area) (ind)
$30,640$31,930
n.a.First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
(area) (ind)
$41,220$42,910
n.a.Log graders and scalers
(area) (ind)
$24,840$24,020
n.a.Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals
(area) (ind)
$17,590$18,020
n.a.Legal secretaries
(area) (ind)
$32,880$31,900
n.a.Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
(area) (ind)
$31,630$31,250
n.a.New accounts clerks
(area) (ind)
$35,450$36,830
n.a.Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
(area) (ind)
$13,630$14,000
n.a.Real estate brokers
(area) (ind)
$27,200$32,630
n.a.Sales representatives, services, all other
(area) (ind)
$48,470$57,880
n.a.Personal care and service workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$16,750$17,290
n.a.Personal and home care aides
(area) (ind)
$17,880$18,240
n.a.Manicurists and pedicurists
(area) (ind)
$24,950$24,600
n.a.Tree trimmers and pruners
(area) (ind)
$23,030$23,640
n.a.Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop
(area) (ind)
$14,910$14,810
n.a.Cooks, short order
(area) (ind)
$18,140$19,830
n.a.Private detectives and investigators
(area) (ind)
$35,810$41,980
n.a.Pharmacy aides
(area) (ind)
$17,110$17,500
n.a.Dental assistants
(area) (ind)
$34,120$34,260
n.a.Surgical technologists
(area) (ind)
$30,810$31,530
n.a.Dietetic technicians
(area) (ind)
$18,370$19,520
n.a.Audiologists
(area) (ind)
$45,330$46,740
n.a.Dentists, general
(area) (ind)
>$145K$158,960
n.a.Choreographers
(area) (ind)
$27,920$31,410
n.a.Set and exhibit designers
(area) (ind)
$23,260$24,210
n.a.Graphic designers
(area) (ind)
$35,360$38,620
n.a.Artists and related workers, all other
(area) (ind)
$51,560$54,120
n.a.Microbiologists
(area) (ind)
$50,040$52,600
n.a.Biochemists and biophysicists
(area) (ind)
$52,860$54,870
n.a.Loan officers
(area) (ind)
$49,850$56,500
n.a.Loan counselors
(area) (ind)
$27,380$32,170
n.a.Insurance appraisers, auto damage
(area) (ind)
$46,460$48,070

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, North Carolina metropolitan area consists of:

Alamance County
Davidson County
Davie County
Forsyth County
Guilford County
Randolph County
Stokes County
Yadkin County